Hasegawa 1/32 Ki-84 Hayate

[dennismcc]

Now that is master modelling, looks absolutely superb.

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

[Troy Molitor]

Looking great as usual John.  

P.S

Just purchased my Canadian (Ontario) fishing license today.  Can wait to be using it this summer.  

 

[amurray]

Do you really think you have enough aftermarket?  

[Martinnfb]

Another epic build ,full of visual happiness and excessively vivid detail . Pulling out my comfy chair.

Cheers

Martin

[Gazzas]

That cockpit looks nicely detailed.  

[Uncarina]

Nicely done John! You are bringing that cockpit to life.

 

Cheers,  Tom

[Thunnus]

On 5/12/2025 at 11:13 PM, geedubelyer said:

Wow! That's a beautifully detailed cockpit. 

With a coat of primer on your images look like 3D renders they are so crisp and pristine. 

 

Very eager to see the colours going on. 

Thank you!  Yes, I like the look of detailed cockpit set after a primer coat.  It really highlights the detail and prepares me for the painting stage.

 

 

On 5/13/2025 at 2:18 AM, dennismcc said:

Now that is master modelling, looks absolutely superb.

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

Thanks Dennis!  The Aires set is really nice and the trouble-free fit is a bonus!

 

 

On 5/14/2025 at 12:35 PM, Troy Molitor said:

Looking great as usual John.  

P.S

Just purchased my Canadian (Ontario) fishing license today.  Can wait to be using it this summer.  

 

Thanks Troy!  I just got a June date for bass fishing at my favorite lake so we are on the same wavelength!

 

 

5 hours ago, amurray said:

Do you really think you have enough aftermarket?  

Never enough aftermarket!  Seriously though... it IS quite a lot and none of it of my choosing.  It was all included in the purchase price of this used kit.  If I had my choice, I would've picked up lots of this stuff but not all.

 

 

4 hours ago, Martinnfb said:

Another epic build ,full of visual happiness and excessively vivid detail . Pulling out my comfy chair.

Cheers

Martin

Thanks Martin!

 

 

3 hours ago, Gazzas said:

That cockpit looks nicely detailed.  

Yes, the cockpit set is very nicely detailed.  

 

 

33 minutes ago, Uncarina said:

Nicely done John! You are bringing that cockpit to life.

 

Cheers,  Tom

Thanks Tom!

Kinda busy with other things but I've plodding along with the Hayate build when I have the free time.  Most of the work has been centered around the painting of the cockpit parts.  Here are the cannon bodies and wing gun tips painted in Mr Metal Color Iron and then buffed. The cooling holes on gun barrels were drilled out.

 

The reflector glass for the gun sight was cut from acetate sheet.  The edges of the front element were tinted with clear blue/green.  The circular optical element was drilled out with a small drill bit, painted and then filled with a drop UV resin.

 

The interior color of Japanese aircraft is a mysterious subject and after a bit of reading and no conclusive choice for the interior color of the Hayate, I went with Mr Color C217 Cockpit Color (Nakajima), which is an interesting yellow green shade.

 

After some hairspray chipping on the cockpit floor and front bulkhead, I brush painted the details as best as I could.

 

After painting, I started posing the components together. After the foot pedals were glued into place, I ran a couple of lines of EZ thread to represent the rudder cables.

 

 

[zaxos345]

Love the cockpit work John!!!!

Which underlaying color did you use for chipping???

 

John

[AngryJazz_Models]

Wow the cockpit is stunning!

[MikeMaben]

[dennismcc]

Looking good, great looking cockpit.

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

[Kenneth Joy]

Absolutely great looking cockpit!  I love pacific war aircraft 

[Thunnus]

Thanks for the comments everyone! 

 

11 hours ago, zaxos345 said:

Love the cockpit work John!!!!

Which underlaying color did you use for chipping???

 

John

The base color was Tamiya AS-12 Silver with some Tamiya Flat Black added.  I wanted a darker color and I get a more consistent layer of hairspray when the paint has a matte finish instead of glossy.

[Troy Molitor]

That looks wonderful.  Thanks for sharing your builds with us John.   

[tomg]

Great work, looking forward to the next update.